diff --git a/src/cc/CCinclude.h b/src/cc/CCinclude.h
index 3f8d8f672..982f5aa77 100644
--- a/src/cc/CCinclude.h
+++ b/src/cc/CCinclude.h
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ std::vector<uint8_t> Mypubkey();
 bool Myprivkey(uint8_t myprivkey[]);
 int64_t CCduration(int32_t &numblocks,uint256 txid);
 bool komodo_txnotarizedconfirmed(uint256 txid);
+CPubKey check_signing_pubkey(CScript scriptSig);
 // CCtx
 bool SignTx(CMutableTransaction &mtx,int32_t vini,int64_t utxovalue,const CScript scriptPubKey);
 std::string FinalizeCCTx(uint64_t skipmask,struct CCcontract_info *cp,CMutableTransaction &mtx,CPubKey mypk,uint64_t txfee,CScript opret);
diff --git a/src/cc/CCutils.cpp b/src/cc/CCutils.cpp
index 5d72b6b53..e9c30acc1 100644
--- a/src/cc/CCutils.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/CCutils.cpp
@@ -599,3 +599,34 @@ bool komodo_txnotarizedconfirmed(uint256 txid)
         return (true);
     return (false);
 }
+
+CPubKey check_signing_pubkey(CScript scriptSig)
+{
+
+	bool found = false;
+	CPubKey pubkey;
+	
+    auto findEval = [](CC *cond, struct CCVisitor _) {
+        bool r = false;
+
+        if (cc_typeId(cond) == CC_Secp256k1) {
+            *(CPubKey*)_.context=buf2pk(cond->publicKey);
+            r = true;
+        }
+        // false for a match, true for continue
+        return r ? 0 : 1;
+    };
+
+    CC *cond = GetCryptoCondition(scriptSig);
+
+    if (cond) {
+        CCVisitor visitor = { findEval, (uint8_t*)"", 0, &pubkey };
+        bool out = !cc_visit(cond, visitor);
+        cc_free(cond);
+
+        if (pubkey.IsValid()) {
+            return pubkey;
+        }
+    }
+	return CPubKey();
+}
diff --git a/src/cc/channels.cpp b/src/cc/channels.cpp
index 2a7ebc931..a375edbda 100644
--- a/src/cc/channels.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/channels.cpp
@@ -422,8 +422,8 @@ int64_t AddChannelsInputs(struct CCcontract_info *cp,CMutableTransaction &mtx, C
         if ( (int32_t)it->first.index==0 && GetTransaction(it->first.txhash,tx,hashBlock,false) != 0 && (numvouts=tx.vout.size()) > 0)
         {
             if (DecodeChannelsOpRet(tx.vout[numvouts-1].scriptPubKey,tokenid,tmp_txid,srcpub,destpub,param1,param2,param3)!=0 &&
-              (tmp_txid==openTx.GetHash() || tx.GetHash()==openTx.GetHash()) &&
-              (totalinputs=IsChannelsvout(cp,tx,srcpub,destpub,0)+IsChannelsMarkervout(cp,tx,srcpub,marker))>0)
+              (tmp_txid==openTx.GetHash() || tx.GetHash()==openTx.GetHash()) && IsChannelsMarkervout(cp,tx,marker==1?srcpub:destpub,marker)>0 &&
+              (totalinputs=IsChannelsvout(cp,tx,srcpub,destpub,0))>0)
             {
                 txid = it->first.txhash;
                 break;
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ int64_t AddChannelsInputs(struct CCcontract_info *cp,CMutableTransaction &mtx, C
               tmp_txid==openTx.GetHash() && param1 < mindepth)
             {
                 txid=hash;
-                totalinputs=txmempool.vout[0].nValue+txmempool.vout[1].nValue;
+                totalinputs=txmempool.vout[0].nValue;
                 mindepth=param1;
             }
         }
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ std::string ChannelPayment(uint64_t txfee,uint256 opentxid,int64_t amount, uint2
     }
     if (AddNormalinputs(mtx,mypk,2*txfee,3) > 0)
     {
-        if ((funds=AddChannelsInputs(cp,mtx,channelOpenTx,prevtxid,mypk)) !=0 && (change=funds-amount-txfee)>=0)
+        if ((funds=AddChannelsInputs(cp,mtx,channelOpenTx,prevtxid,mypk)) !=0 && (change=funds-amount)>=0)
         {            
             numpayments=amount/payment;
             if (GetTransaction(prevtxid,prevTx,hashblock,false) != 0 && (numvouts=prevTx.vout.size()) > 0 &&